Luke 9:54
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
In context
52 He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
53 But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
56 And He and His disciples went on to another village.
Luke 9:54 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?”
- KJV King James Version
- And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
- WEB World English Bible
- When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And his disciples James and John having seen, said, 'Sir, wilt thou [that] we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And his disciples James and John seeing [it] said, Lord, wilt thou that we speak [that] fire come down from heaven and consume them, as also Elias did?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when his disciples James and John saw this , they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elijah did?